Before you implement data for family-level operations planning, you must implement the standard system and Enterprise Operations Plan module data listed in topic.

Family Data Implementation Overview
Describes the time frame of family-level operations and their uses.

Defining Family Hierarchies
Explains the purpose and functions of family hierarchies.

Establishing Target Inventory Levels
Explains how the system handles specific and non-specific target inventory levels.

Tracking Family Production Costs
Describes how the system handles product family production costs.

Companies typically do family-level operations planning in the long- to medium-term horizon, anywhere from six months to three years. They use it to:

For family-level planning, three sets of data elements are used, as shown in Family Data Implementation Work Flow. You can set them up in any order.

Programs used for family data implementation are located in the Family Setup Menu (33.3) and in the Item Setup Menu (33.5).